Nickel ACRO II N6N

Summary

On 2 July 2006 at about 15:55 local time, a Nickel ACRO II registered N6N, operated by Eric W. Wright, was involved in an accident near Hertford, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2006 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Craig Craft Airport (86NC)

Coordinates

36.2636, -76.4933

Aircraft

Nickel ACRO II

Registration

N6N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eric W. Wright

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hertford → Hertford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA100

1 person was seriously injured.

The certified flight instructor and commercial pilot receiving instruction failure to maintain a visual look out, resulting in a wire strike on final approach, and collapse of the main landing gear on touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot receiving instruction stated that he had recently purchased the airplane and was receiving instruction from the certified flight instructor (CFI) in the tail wheel airplane for insurance purposes. He and the CFI departed earlier in the morning and had conducted touch and go landings at three different airports to include the accident airport before they stopped to refuel the airplane. After refueling the airplane he and the CFI took off and flew back to the accident airport to do more touch and go landings. The pilot stated, "both my instructor and I were aware of the power lines." They entered the traffic pattern and the pilot made another touch and go landing. The pilot remained in closed traffic, turned final approach for the second touch and go landing, and the airplane collided with the power lines. The power lines separated, the airplane collided with the runway, and collapsed the main landing gear. When asked why the airplane collided with the power lines, the pilot stated, "we simply did not see them on this approach."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.